Where does “fleshliness” come from?
fleshliness (English) comes from English fleshly, from Middle English fleschly, from Old English flæsclic, from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.
fleshliness (English): Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; bodily...
Definitions
- Indulgence in concerns of the flesh; bodily...
Ancestry of “fleshliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fleshly | Of or relating to the body; Of, relating to or... |
| 2 | Middle English | fleschly | — |
| 3 | Old English | flæsclic | — |
| 4 | Old English | flǣsċ | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flaiski | meat, flesh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁ḱ- | to tear, peel off; to tear, rend |